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| Brave Horatius | ||
| Brave Horatius was Opal’s pet German Shepherd dog. He goes with her everywhere.
Opal named him Brave Horatius after the Roman hero of the poem "Horatius at the Bridge" by Thomas Macaulay. |
Paragraph 79: Brave Horatius thinks it is home-going time
Paragraph 105: A rescue by Brave Horatius Scene 28: Brave Hortatius is lost and found again |
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| chum's | ||
| close friend; buddy
"The tall fir tree is my chum and I can talk to him about anything." |
Paragraph 312: Example | |
| house of Elsie | ||
| The house of Elsie and her young husband was very close to Opal's house.
Elsie and her young husband are Opal's aunt and uncle. |
Picture: Sky view
Paragraph 318: Dancing song notes |
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| Lars Porsena of Clusium | ||
| Lars Porsena of Clusium was the name of Opal’s pet black crow.
The name comes from a king in ancient Rome in about 580 B.C., who is mentioned in Thomas Macaulay's poem "Horatius at the Bridge" (1842). |
Paragraph 13: Finding the Mamma's thimble
Scene 80: The Death of Lars Porsena Scene 118: The Death of Lars Porsena of Clusium |
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| rumblings of distress | ||
| sounds of trouble
"Outside all of a sudden I heard rumblings of distress." |
Paragraph 383: Example | |
| top-heavy appears | ||
| top looks heavier than his bottom half
"With out a tail a bird has top-heavy appears." |
Paragraph 383: Example | |
| unto | ||
| to
I walked over unto the house of Sadie McKibben." |
Paragraph 426: Example | |
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